Ohaus 720-S0 triple beam balance features a removable stainless steel scoop. The large 12 x 6 x 2.75 inches removable scoop makes it convenient for weighing out goods when packaging bulk material. Although the triple beam balance is not legal for trade you'll see the 720-S0 used in tobacco stores to weigh out leaf tobacco. Hardware stores might weigh out wild flower seeds. The beauty of the 720-S0 is you have a removable scoop with a flat bottom and the spout facilitates transfer from the scoop to a bag or other container. The scoop has a flat bottom so you can place the scoop on a counter without the scoop rolling and pouring out the contents accidentally. Like other Ohaus triple beam models the 720-S0 has three notched and tiered beams with center reading

Ohaus Triple Beam balance deliver accuracy and dependability time and time again. The 720-S0 triple beam is backed with a 5 year limited manufacturer warranty from Ohaus Corporation against factory defects.

Ohaus offers 9 different triple beam balances to choose from with different weighing platforms, notched and tiered beams with center reading. The Dial-O-Gram has magnetic damping and dial operation for fine weighing. These models include:

Before weighing on your triple beam you need to "zero" the balance. Do this by sliding back all the weight poises (that slide along the beams) so that the pointer is right at the zero line. You might need to turn the quick-zeroing adjustment knob located under the weighing platform a little bit to get it right at the line.

When you set an object on the balance platform, the pointer immediately goes up and is no longer zeroed. To find out the weight of the object, you'll need to slide the weight poises until the pointer is at zero again. Start with the two heavier weight poises and then use the lightest one to do the fine tuning.

To read the weight of an object in grams, add up the number that each weight poise is at when the pointer zeroes. For example, if the heaviest poise is at 200 g, the next one at 20 g, and the lightest one at 3.9 g, then the total weight of the object is 223.9 grams.